- Saturday, March 01, 2025
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the country's chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar have hailed a 103-year-old voter in Belagavi district of the poll-bound southern state of Karnataka for exercising his franchise using the home voting facility. Mahadeva Mahalinga Mali recently cast his vote from home at Chikkodi in Belagavi…
Top Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who has won gold medals in top tournaments such as Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, on Wednesday (3) evening broke down on live camera after some members of the group she is protesting with against the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) were…
Indian home minister Amit Shah on Thursday (4) spoke to the chief minister of the northeastern state of Manipur, N Biren Singh, over the situation following an outbreak of violence during a tribal agitation. The Narendra Modi government, which is monitoring the situation in Manipur, has also dispatched teams of…
Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari left for India on Thursday (4) to attend a key two-day multilateral meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) scheduled to kick off in the western state of Goa the same day. Bhutto-Zardari, who would be the first foreign minister to visit India since 2011,…
Here are news related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, May 3, 2023: For the first first more than half of Indians, 759 million citizens, are active internet users and access the internet at least once a month, a joint report by industry body IAMAI and market data analytics…
Queen Victoria, who was the Empress of India (1876-1901) during the British rule, was the first British monarch to include an Indian escort at all her major royal ceremonies and 200 years on at King Charles III's coronation this weekend that history would be reflected in the Commonwealth symbolism, according…
Erik ten Hag has warned his Manchester United team of the dangers of complacency as they attempt to wrap up a place in next season's Champions League. United are well-placed to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, which would mean qualification for Europe's elite club competition. The Red…
Tata Steel is considering closing down its operations in the UK if its government does not extend adequate funding back-up for the decarbonisation transition project, the Hindu BusinessLine reported. The company had sought a financial package of £1.5 billion from the government to back its decarbonisation plans that would include…
The World Bank's executive board comprising 25 members on Wednesday (3) elected Ajay Banga to a five-year term as the institution's president, effective June 2, Reuters reported. Banga, the Indian-born former chief executive officer of Mastercard, will undertake the challenge of revamping the lender to tackle a number of global…
Russia said Wednesday (3) it had shot down two drones aimed at president Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt. Kyiv said it had "nothing to do" with the alleged attack, suggesting it was "staged" by Moscow, while the US said the report should…
